Archive - Gleeful Mayhem

A Q&A With Myself

Hey, pal, I'm the one asking the questions here

Jun 17 •

Duane Swierczynski

March 2025

Remembering my friend and mentor, the fiercely original Ken Bruen (1951 - 2025)

Mar 30 •

Duane Swierczynski

Man Full of Trouble (Chapter Seven): Polish Wake; Grief in Bronze; A Godless Heathen Goes to Church; The Kangaroo and the Camel; A Slice of Pizza with…

Mar 27 •

Duane Swierczynski

A Polack Walks Into a Bar

Man Full of Trouble (Chapter Six): The Bluecoat's Beat; "I'm Gonna Knock That Guy Off"; An Urgent Telegram from Atlantic City

Mar 21 •

Duane Swierczynski

Things I Did in Denver

And almost ended up dead. Plus: the Los Angeles Vintage Paperback Show returns!

Mar 18 •

Duane Swierczynski

Into the Bear's Den(ver)

This week I’ll be headed to Denver for Left Coast Crime. I’ve never visited the city before, though I’ve come within spitting distance on a…

Mar 9 •

Duane Swierczynski

Man Full of Trouble: Pause for the Cause

A brief update before the mayhem resumes!

Mar 6 •

Duane Swierczynski

January 2025

Too Many Ways to Die

Man Full of Trouble (Chapter Four): Great Sex; From Liverpool; This Bar Doesn't Exist; Born During the Worst Parts of the Bible; Trouble in Kansas

Jan 24 •

Duane Swierczynski

Like a Punch in the Face

The Pugilist Recoils; Mockery, Booze and Violence; A Chill on Broad Street; A Rhinestone Buckle; Shooters Run Amok; Foul Blows; A Tough New Year's Day

Jan 1 •

Duane Swierczynski

December 2024

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